In this morning eclectic mix of reading was a post from Tony Schwartz one of my favourite authors talking about the realities of meditation, he opens with this statement of fact: Here’s the promise: Meditation – and mindfulness meditation, in particular – will reduce your cortisol level, blood pressure, social anxiety and...
Amazingly we had sunshine this morning and I woke nice and early, so early in fact that Debbie was still in bed which is a rare treat. When I wake early the only cafe open is Caffe Nero so I headed there for an hours reading and then went for...
I don’t work on Fridays and so to get my frame of mind set right I never think of just Friday, always saying in my mind “rest and relax Fridays” and it works a treat. During the week when I’m feeling a little out of control I just think to...
I started my day off nice and early at Caffe Nero so I could keep my reading list under some semblance of control and so that I had time for a long walking meeting with @MattMJH which we’d decided to do around Rivington, as usual. As my legs were far...
I’m feeling really rough today, pain that started in my ankle and wrist yesterday lunchtime spread to my fingertips and toes and everything in between last night, when I woke up one side of my body was pain free but the other side was still head to toe. On days...
The rain and dark mornings seems to be driving me to establish a habit of starting the morning early at Caffe Nero and then moving on later to the Beach Terrace Cafe normally with a walk in between. This makes for a very luxurious morning which allows for 2 hours...
I was up early enough today to get to Caffe Nero for my first hour of focussed reading, followed by a walk (in the rain) and then another hour at the Beach Terrace Cafe, not normally worthy of comment apart from the fact that as so often happens the theme...
I’m so successful with my current crop of habits that I’m becoming too inflexible. Take for example my morning walk which I manage 95% of the time, what do I do the other 5%, I’m lost. This morning it was blowing a gale & raining strongly, too bad to walk...
Today was one of those days that made me feel like a millionaire, a perfect day, one that money could not improve. It started as the best Saturday’s often do with 90 minutes at Caffe Nero, without doubt for me the best place for distraction free reading, comfy chairs, background...
Last night I felt the pain creeping back and the brain fog starting to descend, so I decided on my favourite strategy in times like this, to spend time walking in the peace and beauty of the Lake District. When I woke up I was too groggy to drive so...